The European Union has accused Apple of unlawfully discriminating against EU customers after finding the Cupertino company’s geo-blocking measures may be violating the bloc’s consumer protection rules.

The European Union has notified Apple that it may be violating EU anti-geo-blocking regulations with practices regarding its media services,

Apple's pile of regulatory woes in the European Union has ticked up again: the iPhone maker is being accused of unlawfully discriminating against

Apple is, seemingly, generally loathe to cooperate with authorities if it can avoid doing so – see the company’s long history with the FBI – but the EU has managed to twist

Apple Inc. was notified by the European Union that its geo-blocking practices are potentially in breach of consumer protection rules, adding to the iPhone maker’s regulatory issues in the bloc.

There’s yet another battle brewing between the European Union and Apple. In a press release today, the European Commission

The European Union has told Apple to stop geo-locking, where apps and services vary in different countries — entirely ignoring decades of laws and practices by other industries that have nothing to do with the App Store.

The EU has ordered Apple to cease geo-blocking in its media services, such as the App Store and iTunes. The European Commission identified questionable practices and threatened enforcement. Apple has a month to address the issue;

Apple was told by the EU on Tuesday to stop geo-blocking, the practice of restricting content according to a user's geographical location, on services such as its App Store, Apple Arcade, Music, iTunes Store,

The European Commission determined that the Apple Apps Store violates EU geo-blocking regulations and has given the firm 30 days to comply.